Patents Examined by J
  • Patent number: 12208689
    Abstract: A vehicle display device, that includes: a first display device provided inside a vehicle cabin; a second display device provided inside the vehicle cabin and separately from the first display device; a memory; and a processor connecting to the memory and being configured to: set a running plan of a vehicle, to display a scheduled action of the vehicle on the first display device based on the running plan, and to display the scheduled action on the second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to, or a time interval until, the scheduled action has reached a prescribed value or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Ogata, Satoaki Takabatake, Koji Kimura, Junji Miyazaki, Yuki Yoshida, Tadashi Morishita
  • Patent number: 12212615
    Abstract: An online meeting system begins the process of connecting a user to an online meeting when a request is received from a user to start or join the online meeting. In response to the request, a pre-meeting user interface (UI) is displayed having a user interface control which, when activated, enables transmission of audio and/or video data for the online meeting, and prior to activation of the control, connection parameters are shared with an online meeting service to preheat the meeting. In response to activation of the control, transmission of audio and/or video data for the online meeting is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nagaswapna Bhamidipati, Xin He, Milica Jovanović, Artur Pawel Kania, Namendra Kumar, Rui Liang, Yue Li, Joel Harodi Marquez Catano, Abhilash Chandrasekharan Nair, Gaurav Pancholi, Jindrich Parus, Martin Petrla, Denis Postu, Rama Krishan Prasad Satya Prakash, Kensaku Sueda, Balvinder Kaur Thind, Hao Xu
  • Patent number: 12208699
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for an inductive charging device of a motor vehicle may include two separate bases and a flow conducting assembly. The two bases may be connected permanently to one another to form a one-piece heat exchanger housing and a flow channel through which a flow path for a heat exchanger fluid extends. The flow channel may have, along the flow path, a plurality of channel passages through which the heat exchanger fluid is flowable in succession. The plurality of channel passages may each have a free flow cross-section oriented transversely to the flow path. The flow cross-section of a plurality of first channel passages may be flatter than the flow cross-section of a plurality of second channel passages. The flow conducting assembly may be inserted completely into the flow channel. The two bases may be composed of a metallic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventor: Manuel Wehowski
  • Patent number: 12212982
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for monitoring radio links between wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) and determining of radio link failure, and may be used, among others, for New Radio (NR) vehicular communication (V2X); a mode whereby WTRUs can communicate with each other directly. A radio link between a WTRU and another WTRU may be monitored independently per ongoing unicast and/or multicast link, and radio link failure (RLF) may be determined as a function of the monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Martino Freda, Paul Marinier, Diana Pani, Ghyslain Pelletier, Yugeswar Deenoo, Faris Alfarhan, Tao Deng, Tuong Duc Hoang, Chunxuan Ye, Moon Il Lee
  • Patent number: 12208721
    Abstract: A cargo divider between a first vehicle seat backrest and a second vehicle seat backrest used when one of the first or second backrest is folded down. The divider includes a first structure part along a lateral edge of the first backrest adjacent the second backrest, including a first top section, a first middle section and a first bottom section; a second structure part arranged along a lateral edge of the second backrest adjacent the first backrest, including a second top section, a second middle section and a second bottom section; a first wire having a first end attached to the first top section and a second end attached to the second top section; one or a plurality of further wires including a first end attached along the first middle section and a second end attached correspondingly along the second middle section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Dev. Co., Ltd., ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Magnus Nilsson, Jonathan Johansson
  • Patent number: 12212984
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for enhancing reliability of wireless communication, comprising: monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), quality of downlink transmission between the UE and a base station (BS); and measuring, by the UE in response to a trigger event, transmission quality of at least one beam used for the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS, wherein the trigger event is used to indicate that quality of the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS does not meet a first preset condition. The present application further discloses a method, device, and system for enhancing reliability of wireless communication. By means of the solutions disclosed in the present application, transmission quality of a beam used for uplink/downlink transmission between a BS and a UE can be non-periodically measured based on event triggers, which improves real-time performance of detection and greatly enhances reliability of wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na Wei, Ran Xu
  • Patent number: 12208557
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling an edge section (RA) of a film track (FB) in a flat film machine (100), comprising the following steps: acquiring a thickness profile (DP) in at least one edge section (RA) of the film track (FB) in a transverse direction (QR) transverse to the production direction (PR) of the film track (FB), comparing at least a partial section of the acquired thickness profile (DP) of the edge section (RA) with a preset profile (VP), determining a profile deviation (PA) as a result of the comparison, performing a controlling intervention on the flat film machine (100) based on the determined profile deviation (PA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Torsten Schmitz, Waldemar Colell, Bernd-Alexander Groepper
  • Patent number: 12213023
    Abstract: A container includes a body. The body has a cavity for storage of cargo. The container includes a transceiver coupled to the body. The container also includes processing circuitry coupled to the body and the transceiver. The processing circuitry is configured to, subsequent to determination of a route for delivery of first cargo, detect a re-route condition. The processing circuitry is configured to, in response to detection of the re-route condition, determine an updated route for delivery of the first cargo. The processing circuitry is also configured to send a command to cause the transceiver to transmit a signal to cause the container to be deployed from a first location to a second location of the updated route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Motogo, LLC
    Inventors: David Brian Ruth, Yuan-Chang Lo
  • Patent number: 12208561
    Abstract: A valve unit comprises an operating piston for closing and opening a connection between a process pressure input line and a process pressure output line, at least one control line and at least one control chamber for controlling the operating piston. The operating piston has a closing ring which in the closed state of the connection sealingly abuts a valve seat of the valve housing (or the valve housing has a closing ring which in the closed state of the connection sealingly abuts against a valve seat of the operating piston). The valve seat consists of a softer and more elastic material than a circumferential sealing edge abutting said valve seat. An annular sealing element is present which comprises the valve seat. The sealing element has the shape of a truncated cone with an outwardly widening base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Eugen Seitz AG
    Inventors: Marcel Ramsperger, Joachim Schmidt, Christian Elbs
  • Patent number: 12212669
    Abstract: A quantum communications system may include a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may include a pulse transmitter and pulse divider downstream therefrom. The receiver node may include a pulse recombiner and a pulse receiver downstream therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Victor G. Bucklew, Fraser R. Dalgleish, Cypryan T. Klish, James A. Nagel
  • Patent number: 12208568
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus, system, and method for kinematic-based heating of a print filament. The apparatus, system and method may include: a print nozzle suitable to deliver at least partially liquefied print material to form a print build responsive to motion control of the print nozzle in at least two axes by a kinematic controller; at least one heater about the print nozzle suitable to effectuate the at least partial liquefication of the at least partially liquefied print material; and a correlative interface between the kinematic controller and the at least one heater, wherein the correlative interface monitors upcoming ones of the motion control so as to anticipatorily actuate the at least one heater according to the upcoming ones of the motion control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Inventors: Scott Klimczak, Luke Rodgers, Darin Burgess
  • Patent number: 12212671
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be used to provide policies and protocols for blocking decryption capabilities in symmetric key encryption using a unique protocol in which key derivation may include injecting a random string into each key derivation. For example, a policy may be assigned to each client device indicating whether the client device has been assigned encryption only permission or full access permission to both encrypt and decrypt data. The disclosed protocol prevents client devices with encryption only permission from obtaining keys for decryption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: INTUIT INC.
    Inventors: Margarita Vald, Julia Zarubinsky, Yaron Sheffer, Sergey Banshats
  • Patent number: 12208579
    Abstract: A system that uses autonomous robots for 3D manufacturing an object where the robots have different tool heads for performing different manufacturing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Board Of Trustees of the University Of Arkansas
    Inventors: Wenchao Zhou, Lucas Galvan Marques, Zachary Hyden
  • Patent number: 12212708
    Abstract: A ringing suppression circuit applicable to a transmitter module in a controller area network is provided, which includes a CANH driver circuit, a CANL driver circuit, a first operable circuit transmitting a CAN high signal, a second operable circuit transmitting a CAN low signal, and a termination component connected between the first operable circuit and the second operable circuit. By sequentially turning on a first, second, and third transistor of the CANH driver circuit and sequentially turning on a fourth, fifth, and sixth transistor of the CANL driver circuit, conventional ringing phenomenon is effectively suppressed. A plurality of transistors may also be configured for implementing the CANH driver circuit or the CANL driver circuit for further reducing a glitch. The transmitter module employing the proposed ringing suppression circuit is able to pull the bus to a recessive state and meanwhile suppress the ringing and improve the maximum data rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: AMAZING MICROELECTRONIC CORP.
    Inventor: Ting-Yi Chou
  • Patent number: 12208592
    Abstract: An array of packaging blanks for containers includes a first set of one or more packaging blanks and a second set of one or more packaging blanks. A strut between the first set the second set is connected to the first set by a first line of weakness configured to be broken to separate the first set from the strut. The strut is connected to the second set by a second line of weakness configured to be broken to separate the second set from the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Syers, Timothy A. Tripp
  • Patent number: 12213198
    Abstract: Power consumption required for UWB communication is effectively suppressed. A control device includes: at least one BLE communication section configured to perform BLE communication with another communication device, the BLE communication being wireless communication compliant with BLE communication standards; at least one UWB communication section configured to perform UWB communication with the another communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication compliant with UWB communication standards; and a control section configured to control the BLE communication of the BLE communication section and the UWB communication of the UWB communication section, and the control section performs control to start the UWB communication in a case where the BLE communication has been established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Kazuki Naiki, Kenichi Koga
  • Patent number: 12208861
    Abstract: A bicycle front shifting system includes operable to transmit a wireless signal, a crank assembly with two crank arms and a pedal on each of the two crank arms. The crank assembly is rotatable about a rotation axis. A front shift unit is coupled to the crank assembly and is rotatable about the rotation axis. The front shift unit includes a chain ring component with a big chain ring and a small chain ring. The small chain ring has a small diameter and the big chain ring has a big diameter that is larger than the small diameter. A shift mechanism is coupled to and rotatable with the chain ring component about the rotation axis. The shift mechanism is configured to receive the wireless signal from the shifter and to shift a chain between the big chain ring and the small chain ring according to the wireless signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Shipman, Brian Jordan, Sage Hahn
  • Patent number: 12213212
    Abstract: Techniques for flexible electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) deployment to a wireless device by a network server, including generation of multiple eSIMs using an identical eSIM identifier value, such as an identical integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value, and subsequent selection of an eSIM based on capabilities of the wireless device. Multiple eSIMs that correspond to different sets of wireless device capabilities are generated without knowledge of the wireless communication standards that a wireless device supports. The multiple eSIMs include a first eSIM that includes fifth generation (5G) wireless communication protocol information and a second eSIM that excludes 5G wireless communication protocol information. The network server selects an eSIM from the multiple eSIMs based on whether the wireless device is 5G capable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Li Li, Najeeb M. Abdulrahiman, Arun G. Mathias
  • Patent number: 12208886
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly for a rotorcraft. The propulsion assembly includes a mast having an internal ledge, a raceway station and an external ridge with at least a portion of the raceway station positioned axially between the internal ledge and the external ridge. A nonintegral raceway is receivable by the raceway station to form a press fit joint between the mast and the nonintegral raceway. A mast bearing assembly includes a plurality of bearings configured to engage an outer surface of the nonintegral raceway. The internal ledge is configured to generate a nonuniform normal force between the mast and the nonintegral raceway along the raceway station that axially biases the nonintegral raceway toward the external ridge, thereby securing the nonintegral raceway at the raceway station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Hubert Speller, Alan Wayne Falls, Nathan D. Sudek
  • Patent number: 12213249
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dielectric sheet, includes the steps of extrusion molding a mixture including powder polytetrafluoroethylene and spherical silica at a temperature lower than or equal to a melting point of the polytetrafluoroethylene, and calendering a sheet body obtained by the extrusion molding. A mass ratio of the silica with respect to the polytetrafluoroethylene is 1.3 or greater. An average particle diameter of the silica is 0.1 ?m or greater but 3.0 ?m or less. A reduction ratio of the extrusion molding is 8 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Shingo Kaimori, Takashi Ninomiya, Motohiko Sugiura, Yasuhiro Okuda, Hideki Kashihara, Satoshi Kiya, Makoto Nakabayashi, Kentaro Okamoto, Chiaki Tokuda